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A new national effort to grow the game, Big Hole Golf, will make its area debut Saturday at Scenic Hills Country Club.

The course is hosting a nine-hole Big Hole Golf Tournament, featuring the eight-inch cups — nearly double the size of regular golf cups — will be installed on the front nine at the course.

The tournament is open to all players. The cost is $35 per-player or $100 for a four-person team. There is a 9 a.m. shotgun start Saturday. Jennifer Claypool, the director of sales and marketing at Scenic Hills, said it will be the first Big Hole Tournament in Florida.

The concept is being pushed across the U.S., Canada and Australia. Proceeds from the tournament will benefit WUWF. For details and registration information, go online at www.scenichills.com.

UWF tennis is No. 1.

The University of West Florida men's tennis team is ranked No. 1 in the first Intercollegiate Tennis Association national poll of 2015.

The Argos (4-0, 1-0 GSC) has earned two victories against nationally ranked opponents this year en route to extending the program's winning streak to 33.

The Argos will next face No. 3 Barry on Saturday on the campus of Valdosta State University. UWF will then face Gulf South Conference rival, and No. 10-ranked Valdosta State on Sunday.

Blue Wahoos to practice at Wind Creek

The Pensacola Blue Wahoos are taking a sidetrip at Atmore, Ala., before starting their season in Pensacola.

The Blue Wahoos announced Wednesday the team will hold a practice, along with an autograph session, reception and dinner will players April 7 at the Poarch Creek Indians Sports Complex, which is adjacent to the Wind Creek Casino.

The daylong event will feature a practice from 3-5 p.m, then a 30 minute availability with fans and youth teams in the area. Another reception will follow at 7:45 p.m. at the Wind Creek Casino movie theater, then a dinner at 8:30 p.m.

The practice session is free. For $89, fans can get a hotel room, dinner with the team and $15 worth of free play at the casino. A dinner only option is available for $30 per adult and $10 for children 12 and younger.

"This is a great chance to reach our fans in Atmore, Century, Molino and the rest of northern Escambia County and Alabama," Blue Wahoos vice president Jonathan Griffith said.

UWF swimming in NCAA championships

The University of West Florida women's swimming and diving team, which is competing in only its second season, will send seven swimmers and three divers to the NCAA Division II Championships on March 10-14. The official selections were announced Wednesday by the NCAA .

A total of 42 teams and 184 swimmers qualified for the national meet. Two-time defending national champion Drury University led the way with 16 qualified swimmers, while UC-San Diego had 13. Only nine of the 42 teams had more swimmers qualify than UWF's second-year program.

The Argos won the New South Intercollegiate Swimming and Diving Conference Championships last weekend.